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  • daily_news
    13 March 2019

    ASA bans Sky Bet's Request a Bet ad

    The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has ordered Sky Bet to withdraw a television commercial for its Request a Bet service after ruling that the advert could encourage irresponsible gambling behaviour.

  • daily_news
    13 March 2019

    Rhode Island online wagering bill poised become law

    Mobile wagering in Rhode Island is awaiting approval from Governor Gina Raimondo to come into law, after the state’s House of Representatives passed a bill already approved by the Senate.

  • daily_news
    13 March 2019

    Gambling harm APPG sets igaming inquiry evidence sessions

    The Gambling Related Harm All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has released details about a series of sessions where the public, organisations, industry bodies and academics can give evidence to support its inquiry into the harms associated with online gambling.

  • daily_news
    12 March 2019

    News UK launches Sun Racing affiliate app

    Newspaper publisher News UK has launched a new affiliate app for its Sun Racing brand, featuring horse racing content and links to odds offered by operator partners.

  • daily_news
    12 March 2019

    IGT lands extension with Canada's Loto-Québec

    International Game Technology (IGT) has agreed a three-year extension to its partnership with Canadian provincial lottery organisation Loto-Québec.

  • daily_news
    12 March 2019

    GambleAware unveils new Bet Regret TV ad

    Problem gambling funding body GambleAware has launched a new television advert for its ‘Bet Regret’ safer gambling campaign to coincide with the start of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival horseracing event.

  • daily_news
    12 March 2019

    Germany’s DSWV attacks “outdated” State Treaty

    German sports betting operator association the Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has fired a broadside at the latest incarnation of the State Treaty on Gambling, dismissing the legislation as unfit for purpose.

  • daily_news
    12 March 2019

    CDI takes control of Pennsylvania’s Lady Luck Casino

    US casino and racetrack operator Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has finalised a deal to assume management of Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin in Farmington, Pennsylvania, from Eldorado Resorts.

  • daily_news
    12 March 2019

    Malta regulator cancels two licences

    The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has cancelled gaming licences for Neptune Entertainment and Triton Gaming with immediate effect, with the pair ordered to shut down all operations as a result.

  • daily_news
    12 March 2019

    H2: March Madness handle to reach $12.1bn in 2019

    The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, commonly known as March Madness, is set to attract up to $12.1bn (£9.2bn/€10.7bn) in wagers, according to figures from H2 Gambling Capital.

  • daily_news
    12 March 2019

    IGT signs expanded lottery deal with Slovakia’s TIPOS

    International Game Technology (IGT) has secured an expanded technology and services agreement with Slovakian government-owned lottery TIPOS.

  • daily_news
    12 March 2019

    Operators snap up 116 licences for regulated Swedish market

    Sweden’s gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has revealed that a total of 116 licences have been awarded for the country’s re-regulated gaming market, with more than half covering online casino. 

  • daily_news
    12 March 2019

    888 posts record earnings despite revenue decline in 2018

    Online gambling operator 888 Holdings has reported record EBITDA for the 12 months through to December 31, 2018, despite also posting a slight decline in revenue for the full year.

  • daily_news
    11 March 2019

    BetVictor poaches Betsson’s Parkes for brand director role

    Online gambling operator BetVictor has appointed Betsson Group’s Matt Parkes as its new director of brand and creative.

  • daily_news
    11 March 2019

    Gamstop names Beerling and Watts as non-executive directors

    The UK's national self-exclusion database Gamstop has appointed Kevin Beerling and Dr Jo Watts as independent non-executive directors with immediate effect.

  • daily_news
    11 March 2019

    German lawmakers prepare for State Treaty vote

    German state lawmakers are set for a crunch meeting on the third incarnation of the State Treaty on Gambling next week, with Schleswig-Holstein set to be allowed to continue its liberalised regulatory regime alongside the federal framework.

  • daily_news
    11 March 2019

    Management reshuffle sees Blueprint MD Barff step down

    Simon Barff has stepped down as UK managing director at Blueprint Operations, with David Purvis set to join the land-based slot and analogue games supplier as part of a management restructure.

  • daily_news
    11 March 2019

    Amelco rolls out new football outrights pricing model

    Sports betting software and trading services provider Amelco has launched Quantum Outrights, a new football outright pricing model. Powered by Amelco’s proprietary machine learning tools, Quantum Outrights is able to price the outcome of all 380 games across the English Premier League season.

  • daily_news
    11 March 2019

    Product and personalisation boost KamaGames in 2018

    Social casino studio KamaGames has reported a 33% increase in revenue for 2018, with the Pokerist operator crediting its focus on personalised promotional campaigns and efforts to improve player retention as key drivers of growth.

  • daily_news
    11 March 2019

    West Virginia igaming bill heads to Governor

    West Virginia is just one step away from becoming the fifth state to legalise online gambling, with a bill currently awaiting Governor Jim Justice’s signature. House Bill 2934, which was introduced by Delegate Jason Barrett on February 12, has been passed by both chambers of the West Virginia legislature, gaining final approval on the last day of the 2019 regular session.

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